Dr. Pat’s Health Tips

Spring 2016 What’s New Humans are the only mammals that willingly delay sleep! Sleep: Essential for Mind-Body Health Adults and children alike are spending more time awake late at night to study, work, or have fun. All those late nights … Continued

Winter 2015 Edition What’s New If you could stretch out all of a human’s blood vessels, they would be about 60,000 miles long. That’s enough to go around the world twice. Yoga for Your Plate: Mindful Eating The race is … Continued

September 2015 Edition What’s New Some common cold stats: There are about 1 billion colds in the US every year, with every child catching it 6-10 times a year, resulting in 22 million school days being lost every year! … Continued

August 2015 Edition What’s New 40% of daily calories of US children and adolescents aged 2–18 years come from added sugar and solid fats. Approximately half of these empty calories come from six sources: soda, fruit drinks, dairy desserts, … Continued

Do superfoods exist? Yes! Are they considered superior to ordinary foods for our daily consumption? Yes! Superfoods contain greater nutritional content than normal food. We dramatically improve our overall well being by incorporating superfoods into our meal plans … Continued

We, who live in the Northeast, are very happy at the first sign of spring. We had a rough winter this year in terms of the cold temperatures and the amount of snow. However, despite the hard work … Continued

Is this the flu or a regular cold? Should I be concerned? When it comes to children and illness, the first sign that something is wrong, is a change in their normal behavior. It can be anything from … Continued

“This annual celebration is a time for people of all sizes to live actively, eat well, and feel good about themselves and others.” (Francie Berg www.healthy.net) As Americans, we are becoming more active in controlling our weight or … Continued